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Henry G. Thresher reminds Frank Harper that he previously inquired about having Theodore Roosevelt address the New England Manufacturing Jewelers’ and Silversmiths’ Association. He asks when Roosevelt will return and if he is making engagements.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-01-22
Henry G. Thresher thanks Frank Harper for the information. He will visit Theodore Roosevelt once he returns and arrange a visit to Providence, Rhode Island. However, Thresher wants to make such arrangements before he leaves for Europe on June 11 and asks if Harper knows when Roosevelt will return in early June.
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1910-01-29
James G. Irvine reminds Frank Harper that he had written in the spring to request a photograph of Theodore Roosevelt, and Harper had informed him that Roosevelt did not currently have a photograph. Irvine will be leaving New York City for Monson Academy in Massachusetts, and would like Harper to send any further correspondence to him there.
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1909-10-14
Douglas Robinson acknowledges receipt of the check and royalty statements from the Century Company. He requests that in the future Frank Harper forward the checks to his office.
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1909-11-03
James P. Hawkins has heard in the papers that Ethel Roosevelt is coming home. He would like to be introduced so that he can correspond with her, and asks Frank Harper to find out if she is interested.
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1909-11-11
Elijah E. Knott has written a rough draft of a reform party platform with Theodore Roosevelt in mind as a leader. He would like Frank Harper to send it to Roosevelt if he deems it appropriate, so that he can comment on it. Knott strongly believes that the country needs a new party to establish reform.
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1909-07-27
Elijah E. Knott is pleased that Frank Harper acknowledges his letter and enclosure. The response to his outline of reform principles has been positive so far, although Knott believes more work needs to be done. Theodore Roosevelt’s work must continue or else Knott fears that the country will become radical.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-07-29
Douglas Robinson acknowledges receipt of a check from Houghton Mifflin Company for Theodore Roosevelt’s account.
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1909-08-11
John R. Williams would like to “file [an] application” to have Theodore Roosevelt speak in Milwaukee when he returns from Africa. Any money raised from the event would go to worthy causes, but Williams thinks it is important for people to see Roosevelt and hear his message.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-05-08
George Lindee tells Frank Harper he has moved and requests that The Outlook be send to his new residence. In a lengthy postscript, Lindee tells Harper about his blood poison antidote and asks whether he should sell it to the government or a private corporation. He offers to split the profits with Harper if he helps him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-05-10
Lillian M. Oxenreiter explains that she sent Theodore Roosevelt one of his books to sign for her and included a paid return wrapper. She is disappointed that he was unable to sign it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-05-11
Edward M. Morgan acknowledges Frank Harper’s letter regarding the handling of Theodore Roosevelt’s mail. Anything with an insufficient address that indicates it is intended to go to Africa will be dealt with accordingly.
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1909-05-25
James P. Hawkins is coming to New York and would like to meet Ethel Roosevelt. If he cannot meet her, he would like to correspond with her, but he does not know anybody who can make an introduction. He asks for Frank Harper’s help meeting her.
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1909-06-06
Anson A. Gard encloses a piece by Henry Montgomery defending Theodore Roosevelt against a tirade published in newspapers by William J. Long, to illustrate how beloved Roosevelt is in Canada. Gard has spoken to many Canadians and they all are very enthusiastic about Roosevelt. Gard fondly remembers the time he visited Roosevelt as President with his friend Senator Redfield Proctor.
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1909-06-12
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt asks Frank Harper to find out the dates of two steamships sailing in September: A Red Star Line ship sailing from Antwerp and a Holland American ship from Rotterdam.
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1909-06-17
George T. Getman is sending three more boxes of Getmans Seasick Remedy. He asks Frank Harper to send them to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt for her party to use on their return trip.
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1909-06-29
Antoni Barthelet writes Frank Harper a rambling letter which includes lengthy text of letters he sent to both a friend and Mary Mallon (Typhoid Mary) about his ability to cure various illnesses. Barthelet believes he has been harmed by “lying” scientific interests. In his letter to Mallon, he claims he can cure her as soon as he has the money to travel to New York. Barthelet disapproves of Theodore Roosevelt’s safari in Africa.
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1909-07-13
Warren S. Young sends the remaining engravings from Theodore Roosevelt’s office by express to Frank Harper. The latest photographs were expressed to Oyster Bay yesterday.
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1909-03-10
Frank S. Hinrichs is replying to Frank Harper’s recent letter at the request of Thomas H. Netherland, who is “quite sick.” Mr. Young sent a letter stating that all photographs of Theodore Roosevelt were sent to Oyster Bay in a box marked “No. 6,” and the remaining engravings were sent to Harper.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-03-16
Henry C. Rein thanks Frank Harper for attending to his subscription. However, he forgot to answer his question about whether subscribers will have an opportunity to point out Theodore Roosevelt’s flaws in his columns for The Outlook. Rein sends several of his letters to the New York Herald and plans to send his pamphlet on the tariff question when it is finished.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-04-05